Description

Description

At Evergreen, we’re in business to change the world. Evergreen was originally founded in 1998 to provide a sustainable, reliable supply of quality polyester resin. Each year, Evergreen recycles billions of PET bottles, keeping them out of landfills, oceans, rivers, forests, and roadways. We also produce hundreds of millions of pounds of recycled PET plastic that goes into new bottles and other products. There’s another important side to Evergreen. We partner with municipal and commercial recycling facilities as well as business and industrial customers, accepting recyclable material and offering rebates for PET bottles and other PET material. This material is then sorted and made ready for other uses. The end goal is to make landfills a thing of the past, help customers achieve sustainability goals and make the circular economy possible for all of us.

All of the above would mean nothing if it were not backed by dedicated employees and extraordinary service.

Requirements

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include but not limited to the following:

• Register, test WIP & finished samples. Determine quality levels, determine pass or fail of material, quantify results & record data
• Sample and test incoming raw materials or work in process as required and classify by grade
• Must be able to accurately determine flake and pellet color via visual inspection to determine quality level
• Maintain all databases and records for the department
• Provide accurate, clear and immediate feedback to Wash Line & Extrusion Operators, Process Technicians, Shift Leaders, Production Manager and Quality Manager regarding quality issues via radio and email
• Maintain and calibrate some laboratory equipment
• Maintain and clean laboratory instruments or equipment
• Follow production GMPS’s and quality GLP’s
• Perform Melt Index Flow analysis
• Perform KOH titration analysis
• Maintain a safe and clean laboratory environment
• Obey safety hazard requirements and use appropriate PPE
• Be aware of inventory levels of product/s being used at the moment and report when depleting that product/s
• Other duties as required by management.

Work Relationships:

• Internal: This position requires communication throughout all levels of the organization
• Reports to: QA Manager
• Supervises: None

Qualifications: 

To perform this job successfully an individual must:

• Possess a minimum of high school diploma or equivalent
• Able to read, write, and speak in English effectively
• Good computer skills especially in Excel, Microsoft Word and Outlook
• Experience with measuring equipment, SPC and quality systems is a plus
• Gas Chromatography knowledge and chemistry is a plus
• Must have accurate color visual aptitude
• Must be detailed oriented and capable of handling multiple tasks.
• Must be coachable.

Working Conditions:

• Work requires normal manual dexterity and eye-hand coordination
• Corrected hearing and vision to normal acceptable range
• Production area is not climate controlled and may experience extreme temperatures
• This position requires approximately 6-8 hours per day standing and/or walking.
• This position requires the ability to climb stairs and ladders.

Schedule:

• Week 1 = Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday
• Week 2 = Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday 
• 12 Hour Shifts (3:45pm - 4:00am)